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Letters Patent No.` 84,724, dated December 8, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT DT BRICK-MACHINES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part-of the same.

EDWARD l:". BOND, of New Antioch, in the county of Clinton, and State of Ohio, Ahave invented new'and .useful Improvements in Brick-Machines; andjwe do hereby declare that lthe following Ais a full and eXact description of the sama-,reference being had .to the accompanying drawings, and to .the vletters of refer'- ence marked thereon.

rlhis invention relate's to certain improvements in brick and tile-machines, and consists principally in a novel arrangement of wires in front of the opening, through which the clay is'forced by the plungers, by which the clay is cut to ther-proper size; also, in the general construction and arrangement of the machine;. all of which will be fully described hereinafter.

Figure l represents a plan view of our improved machine;

Figure 2, an end view' and Figure 3, a sectional view, through the line w-(y,

In the drawings'- A represents the frame cf the machine, at onefend, of which is located the shaft B, by which means the power is applied in any suitable way.

Upon the other end of the 'a'meis located the pugmill C, in which revolves the shaft C', with arms c. These Aarms should be arranged in such manner as Ato force the clay downward, as well as to thoroughly grind it. Y Y

Motion is given to.- the shaft C by means of a chain, which passes about the wheel c, upon its lower end, and also the wheel b, of shaft B.

y D D represent plungers, which slide upon a bedplate beneath the pug-mill.`

These plungers are attached, at the rear ends, to the cross-har d, to which latter is connected the shaft d.

E represents a horizontal wheel, resting upon suitable bearings in frame A, to which motion is communicated from shaft B, in lany suitable manner. wheel E the shaft d is eccentncally attached.

02.02 represent openings in the bottom-of the pug mill, through which the claypasses to the chambers below.

F` F represent chambers below the pug-mill, in which the plungers slide.

G G represent yopenings in chamber. F F, through which the clay is pressed -by the plungers..

H H represent vertical wires, attached at either end to the projecting piecesh h, which wires are arranged vin pairs, one being on each side of the operi-4 ingsG Gr, y

The operation-of lmyimprovedY machine is as folf lows: K v Motion having been communicated, in any suitable manner, 'to the machine, the clay isthrown in the pugmill, where it is ground,l'and forced through theopenings c2 ci, into 'the chambers F F. n From this point it is forced out through the openings G G, by the action of the plungers D D, which latter receive a reciprocating motion from the wheel E and shaft d..

At the openings G G, the clay is received on rollers, it being forced out in long slabs, and is thus carried away, and is 4afterward cut into proper lengths by wires. v Of course, Ain passing the wires H vH,"it is squared'to theshape andsize desired. B y this means perfect corners are made, and the waste falls back .upon the tempering-ground.'

, This machine may be readily used for tile, by renl moving `thebrick-die, and putting a ti1e`-die in its place.

By the generalA constructionand arrangement herein.

described, a simple and effective machine is produced;

Having thusfully described our invention,

What we claim as new, andv desire `to secure by i Letters Patent, s-f

The frame A, shaft B, with wheel b, pug-mill C, with opening c2, and shaft C', having the wheel c', plungers D, shaft d', wheel E, chambers F, with openingsG and wiresH, the whole being combined,v ar- Witnesses: JACOB H. BALLARD.

R. E.- DOAN, EDWARD LP. BOND. LEVI MILLS,

D. T. WHITE. 

